Echelon, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Echelon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers66%0.17″95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers89%4.0″79°71°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%0.06″75°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—76°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—85°66°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″85°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—88°66°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 32 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Echelon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Echelon
- Sun95°73°66%
- Mon79°71°89%
- Tue75°66°67%
- Wed76°67°19%
- Thu85°66°23%
- Fri85°72°35%
- Sat88°66°24%
- Sun81°68°23%
- Mon75°68°20%
- Tue88°65°16%
- Wed88°69°14%
- Thu94°70°29%
- Fri87°73°30%
- Sat88°72°29%
- Sun94°72°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Echelon
SPC has placed Echelon in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Echelon
- 08043